
ECHL This Week
February 20, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
American Conference - North Division
Dayton Bombers
* David Currie had 39 saves in 1-0 win at Toledo on Sunday, the first
shutout of season for Bombers.
* Dayton has scored a power-play goal in five of the last six games.
* Bombers host Toledo on Tuesday before playing at Reading on Friday and at
Johnstown on Saturday.
Johnstown Chiefs
* Seven of the Chiefs last nine games have been decided by one goal
(2-2-3).
* Justin Kelly averages 1.5 points per game at home with 27 points
(11g-16a) in 18 games.
* Johnstown hosts Toledo on Friday, Dayton on Saturday and Trenton on
Sunday.
Reading Royals
* Royals are 3-0-0 and have outscored their opponents 11-5 in the last
three games.
* Rookie Dany Roussin has scored two of the last three game-winning goals
for Reading.
* Royals host Trenton on Tuesday and Dayton on Friday before traveling to
Toledo on Saturday and Sunday.
Toledo Storm
* Toledo is 7-3-0 and averaging 3.1 goals-per game in the last 10 games.
* Drew MacIntyre is 4-1-0 with goals against of 1.40 in his last five
starts.
* Storm visits Dayton on Tuesday and Johnstown on Friday while hosting
Wheeling on Wednesday and Reading on Saturday and Sunday.
Trenton Titans
* Trenton is 7-0-0 when Chris Pittman scores at least one point.
* Titans are 19-2-0 when scoring three or more goals.
* Trenton hosts Wheeling on Friday and plays at Reading on Tuesday, at
Wheeling on Saturday and at Johnstown on Sunday.
Wheeling Nailers
* Nailers have lost back-to-back games in regulation only twice all season.
* Brothers Sean and Brian Collins played on same team for first time in
five years on Feb. 17.
* Wheeling plays at Toledo on Wednesday and at Trenton on Friday before
hosting Trenton on Saturday.
American Conference - South Division
Augusta Lynx
* Lynx are 3-0-0 and averaging 5.6 goals-per game in the last three games.
* Sam Ftorek has three game-winning goals and 10 points (3g-7a) in his last
nine games.
* Augusta plays at Pensacola on Tuesday and Thursday and at South Carolina
on Saturday.
Charlotte Checkers
* Dusty Jamieson leads ECHL with seven shorthand points and is tied for
second with four shorthand goals
* Brandon Cullen is averaging two points per game in the last four games
(4g-4a).
* Checkers play at Greenville on Friday and at South Carolina on Sunday.
Columbia Inferno
* Columbia has scored 11 of its last 12 goals in the first and second
period.
* Rookie defenseman Gary Gladue leads the Inferno in plus-minus rating in
February with +4.
* Inferno plays at South Carolina on Friday and hosts Greenville on
Saturday.
Florida Everblades
* Reggie Berg has nine points (6g-3a) in seven games since being activated
off injured reserve on Feb. 10.
* Kevin Nastiuk is 5-2-1 with a .925 save percentage since joining
Everblades on Jan. 14.
* Florida plays at Greenville on Tuesday before hosting Gwinnett on Friday
and Saturday.
Greenville Grrrowl
* Cam Ellsworth is 6-1-0 with a shutout and goals against of 2.57 in his
last seven starts.
* John Snowden leads the ECHL with seven game-winning goals.
* Grrrowl hosts Florida on Tuesday and Charlotte on Friday before visiting
Columbia on Saturday.
Gwinnett Gladiators
* All-Star Jeff Campbell is tied for second in the ECHL with 66 points and
is third with 42 assists.
* Gwinnett has 19 players, excluding goaltenders, who have scored at least
a point in February.
* Gladiators play at Florida on Friday and Saturday.
Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Since joining team on Jan. 27, David Cann is 2-2-1 with four one-goal
games.
* In the last 10 games, Pensacola has scored 13 of its 30 goals (43
percent) on the power play.
* Ice Pilots host Augusta on Tuesday and Thursday.
South Carolina Stingrays
* Evan Schwabe (4g-4a) and Matt W. Reid (4g-4a) lead Stingrays in scoring
in February.
* In the last five games, South Carolina has scored six of its 15 goals (40
percent) on the power play.
* Stingrays host Columbia on Friday, Augusta on Saturday and Charlotte on
Sunday.
National Conference - Pacific Division
Bakersfield Condors
* Ryan Munce has started 25 straight games and is 20-12-4, including 3-1-0
in the last four games.
* Bakersfield has scored 10 of its 17 goals in the last five games on
special teams (9ppg-1shg).
* Condors play at Stockton on Wednesday and Saturday and at Fresno on
Friday.
Fresno Falcons
* Shawn Mather (3g-4a), Luke Curtin (1g-6a) and Fraser Clair (4g-3a) have
21 points in the last five games.
* Brett Jaeger is 17-5-7 and tied for the ECHL lead with three overtime
wins.
* Falcons host Bakersfield on Friday.
Long Beach Ice Dogs
* ECHL record 10-game road winning streak ended with 5-1 loss at Alaska on
Friday.
* Christian Larrivee has a nine-game scoring streak (3g-11a).
* Ice Dogs host Utah on Friday and Phoenix on Saturday.
San Diego Gulls
* Gulls have scored 50 percent of their goals (6 of 12) in the last five
games on the power play.
* Steve Hildenbrand has a four-game scoring streak (1g-5a).
* San Diego hosts Utah on Wednesday and Saturday and plays at Phoenix on
Friday and at Stockton on Sunday.
Stockton Thunder
* Jake Moreland made season-high 56 saves in 3-2 overtime loss to Fresno on
Saturday.
* Five of Stockton's eight wins have come past regulation with four
overtime wins and one shootout win.
* Thunder hosts Bakersfield on Wednesday and Saturday and San Diego on
Sunday.
National Conference - West Division
Alaska Aces
* In the last five games, Aces have outscored their opponents 18-10 but
have been outscored 8-7 in the third period.
* Matt Underhill is 13-4-0 with a .921 save percentage and goals against of
2.29 on the road.
* Alaska plays at Victoria on Friday and Saturday.
Idaho Steelheads
* Steelheads are 15-1-0 when allowing less than three goals.
* Garett Bembridge leads the league with 36 goals and 75 points in 52
games.
* Steelheads play at Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday.
Las Vegas Wranglers
* Eight-game home winning streak ended with 5-0 shutout loss to Utah on
Feb. 18.
* Dan Tudin has 10 points (6g-4a) in last five games, including a hat trick
on Feb. 7.
* Wranglers host Victoria on Tuesday and Idaho on Friday and Saturday.
Phoenix RoadRunners
* Sixteen of 18 players on roster, excluding goaltenders, have scored a
point in February.
* Michael Mole is 6-3-0 with goals against of 2.81 in RoadRunners last 10
games.
* Phoenix hosts Utah on Tuesday, San Diego on Friday and Utah on Sunday
while traveling to Long Beach on Saturday.
Utah Grizzlies
* Louis Dumont has a goal in each of his last two games (2g) and an
eight-game scoring streak (2g-9a).
* Utah is 7-0-0 and has outscored its opponents 27-12 in the last seven
games.
* Grizzlies play at Phoenix on Tuesday and Sunday, at San Diego on
Wednesday and Saturday, and at Long Beach on Friday.
Victoria Salmon Kings
* Victoria is 5-1-0 when leading after the first period on the road.
* In the last 10 games, Steve Lingren (3g-6a), Steve Roberts (4g-5a) and
Adam Taylor (2g-7a) lead Victoria in scoring.
* Salmon Kings play at Las Vegas on Tuesday before hosting Alaska on Friday
and Saturday.
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